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A Week in Tokyo 65
Looks like I left it for over a month this time ToT I'm sure one day I'll actually be able to write these every week like I did back when I started the A Week in Tokyo series back in 2007. Maybe when I...
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Anime Industry - How to Recuperate Costs?
What is the most you would pay for an anime Blu-ray title? Below are some example costs of what anime blu-ray's cost in Japan. Madoka Magica (retails at 7,350 yen (91USD) but available for 5,827 yen...
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100 Nendoroids
Photos taken at the Good Smile Company 10th Anniversary event last week where they displayed all of the figures that they've released + a few up n coming releases too. Will take a look at the scale...
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Hatsune Miku Concert in Los Angeles
Hatsune Miku will be performing live in Los Angeles at this years Anime Expo @.@ I'm particularly excited because I'm working with Crypton, Sega and a load of others on this most coolsome project where...
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Streets of Tokyo
Apart from the usual photos in the A Week in Tokyo series, I also take a load of street photos that I've been meaning to share for a while. I've always been in love with Tokyo's urban architecture and...
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Mirai Millennium Design
Last year I started to work on Mirai Suenaga's story entitled Mirai Millennium. At the time I was working with Anin Tofu-san on the concept artwork before meeting Skan Srisuwan who was the lead...
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Dollfie Mio
Gorgeous photos of DD (Dollfie Dream) Mio posted by Yui over at Figure.fm which I just had to share. I don't think I've asked before but who is your fave DD? There is a poll embedded in this...
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figma Mirai Suenaga
Been waiting for this moment for many moons now ^^ Recently got my grubby mitts on the latest factory sample of Mirai Suenaga. Its a great feeling to have ones creation made into a figure like this -...
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Human Cloning in Japan
I've been in desperate need of a clone to help out for many moons now. While work is fun, there's not much time to relax which is important to maintain a good self. Then one day I got wind of a place...
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Shanghai 2011/05 Meetup
Photo taken outside Nextage [八佰伴] in Shanghai. Having a small gathering of folks at Nextage this Sunday May 22nd at 4PM on the 9th floor. Do feel free to come along to and meet other local comrades...
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Learn Hiragana - あ a
Hiragana - its the Japanese equivalent of the English alphabet where all 47 characters are used to make up words. There were originally 50 hiragana but the Japanese government got rid of 3 because they...
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Learn Hiragana - い i
い (i) for "ie"Following on from the previous hiragana which was あ, today we learn "い" (i) which is pronounced like "ee". Today's word is "いえ” [家] which means house. The katakana equivalent is "イ"....
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Tokyo Arrival 3
Just got back from spending a most awesome few days in Shanghai. The last time I was there was in 2008 - so much has changed in these few years not only in my life but in China too. Some of my clients...
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Cheerful JAPAN
You saw her in the 100 Nendoroids post and now shes available for you to pre-order at the Good Smile Company Online Store. Gumako is going for 3,000 yen where 1,000 yen of each sale will go to the...
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Azusa Nakano Figure
Absolutely gorgeous. This Azusa Nakano figure is due out this September and will retail for 7,800 yen. Tis 1/7 scale and manufactured by Max Factory. Shes also up for pre-order at some of the following...
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Sea A
Fans of the Anime Festival Asia may recognize some of these ladies but what are they all doing dressed up like that together? They be a new idol unit called "Sea A" and will be making their debut in...
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Learn Hiragana - う u
う (u) for "usagi"Following on from the previous hiragana which was い, today we learn "う" (u) which is pronounced like "oo" as in "moo". Today's word is "うさぎ” [兎] which means rabbit. The katakana...
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Moekana - e
Have decided what to call these products - "Moekana" [萌え仮名] which is made from "Moe" + "Kana" where Kana is the word that describes the syllabic Japanese scripts "Hiragana" and "Katakana."I only...
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Nihon University
Had the honor of giving a lecture at the largest university in Japan - Nihon University. And you could squeeze them like this while making a "puni puni" sound.Zooming back in time to the morning at...
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Shanghai CGM Night
Photos taken this time last week at Shanghai CGM Night. Didn't think many would come along due to the one day notice but was happy to see that so many made it - this snap with some of the comrades who...
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